Well, today's already a shitty day.  Ben got fired this afternoon.  He has major league depression and anxiety disorder, and Google said he "wasn't meeting his productivity goals" because he was taking too much time off.  To be fair, they've been extraordinarily helpful and patient, and his meds are slowly working on the depression ( Read more... )

 October 11.  As usual, when my birthday is coming up, I start thinking about what the past year has been like.  And this one, as is usually the case, has been full of dichotomy.  I just reread a lot of my entries here, to try to put it all together, and I don't have dates for anything, but I have the general list of what's gone on, in a general ( Read more... )

On to better things.  Bitchiness will be leashed.  As much as I can, anyway.  Or as much as I ever do.  That makes more sense.

MY BRACES ARE GONE!!!  WOO HOO!!!!!!!!

As of 9:45am, I have my teeth back.  And my smile.  And my very unique bite marks.  And.... well, you get the idea.  I am very happy.  I celebrated with pizza, ribs, beer, and a really ( Read more... )

So, I made one.  After much venting, and soul-searching, and fear, and over-thinking, and angst, I made one.  Go me.

A few days ago, J and D toss the idea of a triad at me.  And I very, very quietly freak out.  And spend the next three days freaking out.  Wednesday night, I go over to my brother and his fiancee's house, to give her a massage, and it ( Read more... )

How the hell did I get here?  And yes, the snarkers are going to start tossing lines like "Earth?  Eureka?  This solar system?  Which part?"  Before they go there (and those are all valid questions, and if they have a serious answer, I don't want to hear it, because that would just be creepy), let me be specific about what I'm talking about.

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Just for the record, this particular method of packing is not to be utilized unless you are like me, and pressure and tension is the only impetus that actually works to get your ass going.  If you are one of those people who manages to get their Christmas shopping done in April, actually gets up when the alarm clock goes off instead of hitting the ( Read more... )

I love, love, LOVE the holidays.  I mean, really love.  Pretty much from the end of September on through the middle of January.  After that, I get a little annoyed, because then people start asking me to babysit for them, for Valentine's Day, and I just am NOT doing that.  I have a policy for V-Day.  I don't babysit for other people, and I don't do ( Read more... )

Last night, was, officially, the hardest night of my entire life.  Hell, the whole weekend was difficult, but last night topped it off considerably.

Friday night was Bent: Caligula, Saturday was open, and Sunday night was a Leather Forum holiday dinner.  It was like the perfect collection of things, to let me say goodbye to pretty much the gamut of ( Read more... )

But... I'm afraid I'll be leaving again.  Grr.

I just got back from what was supposed to be just under a week in Eureka, visiting family (who are all doing well, thank you for asking, even though you didn't).  And I realized, while I was there, just how much I missed them.  And needed more of them in my life.

My older nephew doesn't believe that ( Read more... )